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IMHO it shows more class, maturity and 100X better diplomatic skills to sit through the speech than it does to walk out.
But, hey, that's just me.
Clearly you don't see the power our government just gave Iran........so when Iran strikes us or Israel, I'm sure you will still not understand why they did.
Since Ahmadinejad spoke on Yom Kipper the Jewish Day of Atonement, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar where there is a complete shutdown of Israel itself, I am surprised to hear that Israeli officials even attended the UN session where he spoke.
Bad point and one that ceased to be relevant years ago. Diplomatic process has many foundations set on past practice and for the U.S. to show Iran they were willing to sit through his speech when it could be arguably said Oddjob has nothing new to say, after past behaviour of walking out shows you'vechanged your position.
Iran's leadership, being to a large degree a thocracy, will read that as a sign that you are abandoning your previous position and level of support for Israel. In short you just encouraged those nutbars to ratchet up the rhetoric.
You people cannot be this obtuse to not read this any other way and neither is Iran. Your leadership at this time is floundering.
You make statements like "we must not let Israel lead us around by the nose" and ignore the larger picture of an historical ally being shown disdain. You ignore the stupidity of giving Iran the encouragement to take the next step. You ignore decades of Iranian sponsored terrorist attacks on your troops overseas.
Silly people.
Did your reps who sat through it learn anything new? Did you yourselves hear anything new?
Um, so we are to show class and respect to a mad man when we no doubt know what he is going to say? He gives the same insane, hate, garbage speech every year. And you think we should sit there and even pretend to be listening?
You cant use diplomatic skills with a man like that, so there is no use in pretending. And when he calls for the elimination of one of our Allies, you show respect TO YOUR ALLIE, and walk out.
LMAO....unreal.
So the tail wags the dog now? We now take orders from the Israeli Delegation?
This is an astounding post. A nice look into the mind of your typical Israel First Republican.
The U.S. Diplomats should have been the leaders in the walk out. Leave it to Israel to demonstrate moral leadership.
Wow...you too, huh?
Why don't you guys just move to Israel for crying out loud. Because clearly you think their interests come before ours.
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Were the Americans supposed to follow the Israelis out like little chicks follow the mama-chicken?
